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Hybrid reconstruction of bronchial dehiscence following lung transplant
Author(s) -
Ram Duvuru,
O′Carroll Mark,
Sibal Amul Kumar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.15067
Subject(s) - medicine , dehiscence , lung transplantation , lung , bronchus , surgery , airway , left main bronchus , transplantation , radiology , bronchoscopy , respiratory disease
Surgical repair of right‐sided bronchial dehiscence post lung transplant is challenging. We report a hybrid reconstruction of the bronchus using an aortic homograft patch with stenting as a novel technique of management of ischemic airway injury following lung transplantation.
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